我国文献信息工作者的现状是参差不齐，总体水平落后，所以整体素质亟待提高．本文对跨世纪文献工作者的素质要求提出了新的观卢、，强调管理自动化和外语水平的提高．认为提高文献信息工作者素质的手段主要是继续教育．文中还论述了继续教育的内容及培养复合型人材的必要性和紧迫性． The status quo of our country’s literature and information workers is uneven, the overall level is lagging behind, so the overall quality needs to be improved urgently. This paper presents a new perspective on the quality of cross-century literary workers, emphasizing the improvement of management automation and foreign language proficiency. The main means to improve the quality of the literature and information workers is continuing education. The article also discusses the content of continuing education and the necessity and urgency of cultivating composite talents.